Fen-Phen and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) is Serious Business
After the miracle diet drug, Fen Phen, was introduced in the early 90’s, nearly 6.5 million people consumed the drug. The reason for such a large consumption was the immediate weight loss associated with the drug. However, after ties between Fen Phen and the fatal Primary Pulmonary Hypertension were established, American Home Products removed the [...]
Full StoryPrimary Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment Choices
Significant advances in the treatment of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) have been made since the 1990s. While there is still no cure for this condition, there are now a variety of options that increase the quality of life and improve the long-term prognosis for people with this disease.
If you have been diagnosed with PPH [...]
When to Treat Hypertension
Originally posted 2009-12-24 11:30:02. Republished by Old Post Promoter
Full StoryWhat if you Could Extend your Life With a High Blood Pressure Diet?
High blood pressure is a health issue that causes innumerable fatalities in the United States each year. Further, if it doesn?t kill you, it can still lead to major problems, including heart attack and stroke. And sodium is an ingredient of a high blood pressure diet as it is one [...]
Full StoryNatural Remedies for High Blood Pressure – Cure Hypertension the Natural Way!
Are you aware that there are natural remedies for high blood pressure that work as well as prescription drugs?
Originally posted 2009-12-27 08:41:14. Republished by Old Post Promoter
Asymptomatic Hypertension Information
Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide diseases afflicting humans. Hypertension also known as high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels), which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure measurements are the result of the force [...]
Full StoryType 2 Diabetes and Hypertension
Hypertension is extremely common in people with type 2 diabetes, affecting approximately 20-60% of all patients, depending on age, ethnicity, and body weight. The causes of this type of high-blood pressure are unknown, but are likely to be a complex combination of genetic, environmental, and other factors.
Originally posted 2009-11-04 09:28:22. Republished by Old Post [...]
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Treatment – Reduce your Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the measure of the pressure against the walls of the arteries. There are two forces that form blood pressure. One of the forces is created when the heart pumps blood into the arteries through the circulatory system. The other force is due to the arteries as they resist the flow of blood. [...]
Full StoryTips To Help Reduce High Blood Pressure
“Keeping just a few pounds off can significantly affect your risk of getting high blood pressure or diabetes,” says cardiovascular health expert Lawrence Appel at the John Hopkins School of Medicine. Most Americans don’t realize how simple modifications can tack on an extra ten years to their lives.
It was previously assumed that if you [...]
Stop Hypertension Naturally
Hypertension, high blood pressure (as it is commonly known), is at epidemic proportions in America. Second only to heart disease, almost 23,000 deaths were attributed to “hypertension” in 2004, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The NCHS also placed the percentage of deaths for non-institutionalized people, due to “hypertension”, at 29% [...]
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